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SOME SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS COLLECTING AND USAGE OF PUBLIC WASTES
Nenad Karajić
; Filozofski fakultet, Zagreb
Tomislav Smerić
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The text discusses the results of the public opinion research regarding household waste handling procedures. The research was realized within a larger public opinion project regarding handling of waste materials. The polling was performed in February 1992 on a sample group of 307 respondents in Zagreb and Rijeka areas.
The research was to determine public opinion on processing and usage of waste materials, on frequency of past, present and possible future activities of collecting secondary raw materials from households as well as to disclose opinions regarding gathering of secondary raw materials from households. A relatively high level of agreeing on the need to have collecting, processing and using of the waste materials was found, as well as the readiness to participate in such activities in the future. The socio-demographic variables, which are greatly contributing to the production of statistically significant differences of the opinions of the examined population on the investigated problems, have proved to be: the size (type) of the settlement the respondents live in, the nearness of the living premises to the dumpyards and the education level of the respondents.
By applying the component analysis the latent structure of the attitude towards gathering of secondary raw materials from household has been determined. It has been established that there are two concepts: the support to the engagement in collecting secondary raw materials - representing the expression of sustenance for the well being of the community, and the passive behaviour and putting down of personal requests as conditions to be fulfilled before offering support.
The results of the research basically speak of a better social climate to put this segment to realization within the entire system of caring for and placing of the wastes.
Ključne riječi
gathering of secondary raw materials; processing and usage of wastes; public opinion; public wastes
Hrčak ID:
137533
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.4.1992.
Posjeta: 1.230 *